FLW "Cheater" Opinions

[Daze Off]

As long as we are on "controversies", what about the guy who was DQ'd from the first two FLW events - the first for leaving the sight of his partner and the other for a violation of the sportsmanship rule (?) that has not been defined as of yet. Guy claims he had a camera boat with him all day and they would have witnessed nothing questionable happened when he left the sight of his partner to go to the bathroom. Rules are clear on this though.

Should FLW explain in detail what happened and the reason for the second DQ or is it just between the angler and the organization? Angler claims it was that he said some bad things about the FLW publicly but FLW not confirming or denying the version.

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[HawgTide]

I would like to hear the FLW point of view. I have to believe something else was going on to be banned for life. They probably don't want to hurt the guy anymore than they have to. From all the allegations, I'm guessing he was "stretching the rules" at best. Usually, where there's smoke, there's fire.

[Jig Master]

This thread is refering to Tony Christianson who was disqualified at last years FLW Tour event at the Atchafalaya basin. The word on the street coming from other anglers is that he was cheating using an underwater holding pen that he would pitch into and catch bass from while the camera boat was all the while unaware. The reason that the FLW will not give specifics on why he was banned for life from any and all FLW events is not to protect the anglers reputation but rather their own. They are afraid that if the truth is revealed to the public their circuit and organization will lose credibility. Christianson had won a new truck, boat, and thousands of dollars while fishing the BFL circuit. Now things are starting to make sense....If Christianson was expelled from the flw tour for cheating he very well could have been cheating when he won thousands and thousands of dollars in prizes from the bfl circuit. If you were an angler that fished in a past bfl event in which christianson participated in would you be very happy that your entry fees went to buying a new truck or boat for someone who cheated to win the tournament?